Lou Beatty Jr.
Lou Beatty Jr. (Lou Roy Beatty Jr., born 2 August 1945, Detroit, Michigan) is an American film and television actor, active since 1988. He grew up in Detroit's North End and attended St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan County, Virginia — a historic school established for African American students — before studying at Fisk University, where he played football. He moved to California in the late 1980s and has two children. He is best known for his recurring role as Rudy Richards in the final season of Dynasty (1988–89), Judge Gordon Kolodny in Boston Legal (2004–05), and Walter Howard in A Million Little Things (2018–2023). His most notable screen roles include Cop at Marla's Building in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), General Manager in The Kid (2000) (Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin), Bus Driver in The Whole Ten Yards (2004) (Bruce Willis, Adam Sandler), Judge in Fast & Furious (2009) (Paul Walker, Vin Diesel), Janitor in Ford v Ferrari (2019) (Matt Damon, Christian Bale), and Earl in Novocaine (2025). He also appeared in Some Guy Who Kills People (2011) (Illeana Douglas, Michael C. Hall) and Comet (2014) (Megan Fox, Chris Evans).
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Movies (35)
Novocaine sin dolor
2025 · Earl
The Warrant: Breaker's Law
2023 · Chuck Leftfoot
Domino: Battle of the Bones
2021 · Gerald
Orpheus Star
2020 · Deacon Gabriel Timmons
Contra lo imposible
2019 · Janitor
Eli
2019 · Motel Owner
A Christmas Switch
2018 · Stan
Last Life
2018 · Associate Producer
The Black Dove
2016 · Luther Strong
Welcome to the Family
2015 · Shiloh
Beyond the Farthest Star
2015 · Harrison
El Instituto Atticus
2015 · Darrell Price
Comet
2014 · Conductor
Los límites de la verdad: El engaño
2013 · Judge at Arraignment
3 Geezers!
2013 · Bernard
Buscando la Normalidad
2013 · Doc Shelby
K-11
2013 · Granny
Me Again
2011 · Rev. Green
Some Guy Who Kills People
2011 · Al Fooger
Rápidos y furiosos
2009 · Judge
Dark Canvas
2008 · Peppy
Bienvenido al paraíso
2007 · Trevor Goodman
Mi Vecino el Asesino 2
2004 · Bus Driver
Essence of Echoes
2002 · Jim Clayton
Van Wilder: Fiesta Salvaje
2002 · Library Man
Mi Encuentro Conmigo
2000 · General Manager
Retiring Tatiana
2000 · Ernest
El club de la pelea
1999 · Cop at Marla's Building
Out of the Night: The Stephen Arrington Story
1995 · Frank Walters
Without Warning
1994 · Dr. Jonas Tremblay
In My Daughter's Name
1992 · Detective
Stop at Nothing
1991 · Sgt. Wade
El Auto Fantástico 2000
1991 · Mayor Harold Abbey
The Terror Within II
1991 · Ernie
Difícil de matar
1990 · Carl Becker
TV shows (28)
Twisted Metal
2023 · Tommy
Un Millón de Pequeñas Cosas
2018 · Walter Howard
Estación 19
2018 · Stu
For The People
2018 · Carpenter
9-1-1
2018 · Reggie Franklin Sr.
The Quad
2017 · Elmer Randolph
Angie Tribeca
2016 · Swampy Latrine
Casual
2015 · Sammy
Animal Practice
2012 · Don
2 Chicas Quebradas
2011 · Bert
Raising Hope
2010 · Judge
Una Familia Moderna
2009 · Spencer
Eli Stone
2008 · Judge Harris Grassian
Bones
2005 · Marvin Beckett
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Miguel Ruiz
Justicia Ciega
2004 · Judge Gordon Kolodny
NCIS
2003 · Issac Curtis
Las Vegas
2003 · Uncle Gerald
Sin rastro
2002 · Bob Bacalli
CSI: Miami
2002 · Al Humphreys
American Family
2002
The West Wing
1999 · Wilson Burke
Hechiceras
1998 · Clarence
Sala de urgencias
1994 · Dexter Jenkins
Los Expedientes Secretos X
1993 · Black Coach
Capital News
1990 · Larry Benning
Matlock
1986 · Kevin's Lawyer
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